A breathtaking story, gut wrenching at times, painful to see, but compelling. During World War II, more than 70,000 Finnish children were evacuated to neutral Sweden to avoid the conflict.
Award winning Mother of Mine, the latest from the acclaimed director, Klaus Haro (Elina), tackles this painful patch of Finnish history in the tale of 9-year-old Eero, a boy who increasingly feels abandoned by his biological Finnish mother yet is not attached to his Swedish surrogate mom. When he returns to Finland, his confusion intensifies...
With beautiful cinematography, fabulous acting, and a great, thought provoking story, this film lacks very little. |
